| Features and Requirements Comparison Chart | Clever | Manual | ||
| Teacher accounts are created for you. | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Student accounts are created for you. | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Requires a unique teacher email address for each school. | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Requires a unique numerical-only student number for each student. | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Requires creating a free account with Clever; Clever assists with account setup and data sharing. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Requires SFTP files to be generated and sent to Clever, unless automated option is available; click here to see if your SIS offers an automated option. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Collects section data to create trackers. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Teachers can create trackers from sections assigned to them in their SIS. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Offers automatic overnight syncing to keep rosters and sections up-to-date. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Requires all teacher, student and section roster updates to be sent to Clever. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Requires a unique section id across the school or district for each section. | ✓ | ✗ | ||
| Requires sending teacher and student data in CSV format via FERPA-secure ShareFile link; CSV templates and link provided. | ✗ | ✓ | ||
| Requires an admin to make all teacher and student roster updates. | ✗ | ✓ | ||
| Requires populating trackers by adding students manually from the school's student roster list. | ✗ | ✓ | ||
| Allows manual updating of teacher and student roster data. | ✗ | ✓ | ||
| Allows manual updating of trackers. | ✗ | ✓ | ||